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Celtic Diary Tuesday July 9: All Aboard The Rollercoaster

Here we go again.

Eight weeks, hopefully, of tension and drama that will define our season.

 

Celtic are in Sarajevo tonight for the opening game of the 2019-20 season. It seems like it was just yesterday that last season ended.

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Who’d be a professional footballer ? Hardly any time off, and all that wearisome travel.

Lets hope they’re ready for this one. Sarajevo are not to be taken lightly. Indeed, BBC Scotland are already pinning their hopes on them.

Liam MacLoed-you’ll have heard this excitable chap on the radio- pointed out ominously..

The country’s champions FK Sarajevo represent a step up from last year’s opponents at this stage, Alashkert of Armenia, who were disposed of with minimal fuss.

“The Giants” won their first Bosnian title in four years last season and their fourth overall as they look to end the country’s wait for group stage representation, having also lifted the cup to secure a first double in the club’s history. 

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then he reveals..

Last year’s attempt in the Europa League was brutally ended by Italian side Atalanta who put eight past them in the same stadium Celtic will take the field in on Tuesday. 

Which if I were writing for the state broadcaster is what i would have started with…

 

What do we know about Sarajevo, apart from the hastily googled features in the national media ?

If you go on to Facebook, the Sarajevo ultras have their own page, and they do appear to like a bit of pyrotechincal celebration. There’s quite a few videos.

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Here they are celebrating a throw in in last weeks pre season friendly against their own reserve side.

This behaviour resulted in a ban on replica tops for their next match.

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Fortunately, the ban was lifted in time for the next Sarajevo derby… as it took place in winter..

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The fans seem an enthusiastic bunch, and of all the teams we could have drawn, Sarajevo is far and away the most interesting city. I wanted to go, but she wouldn’t let me.

It’s got a big robot holding a stick who keeps any eye on things, and if there are any invasions from space he simply bats them away.

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It’s also home to the worlds tallest woman.

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The football team did indeed win the double last year. Determination and passion are among many of their strengths, as is an adaptability that Celtic must be aware of.

Even a lack of chairs won’t put them off having their photo taken..

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But they seem , well, a little bit like us..

Sarajevo Football club in cooperation with partners Svjetlostkomerc d.d. Sarajevo and Pomozi.ba, organizes a humanitarian campaign “BE FRIEND “, with the aim of collecting school supplies for children with a serious financial situation.

With this campaign, Sarajevo FC, as a socially responsible club, wants to help socially vulnerable children, send a message on the importance of education and to make possible that all children, in the same conditions, can start a new school year.

The collecting campaign will take place from September 3 to 10, and all donations of school supplies can be handed over to special boxes that will be placed at the premises of the Membership Department in Maršhal Tito Street 38b as well as at Svjetlostkomerc d.d. Sarajevo.

On this occasion, Sarajevo FC invites all citizens to be friends and participate in this humanitarian campaign, and with their donations, brightens the beginning of the school year to the youngest ones. 

Giving a little, for someone means a lot, so join the campaign and be a FRIEND!

 

On the field, they are not a bad side at all.

The key word is team. There are no big names, no outstanding contributors, and they won the double, which is not to be dismissed.

 

However, Celtic are not a bad side either.

Lennon hasn’t got a new right back in, which will no doubt have those who are not his biggest fans poised by the keyboard ready to rant should Gary Ralston have a bad game.

common sense should dictate that only defenders familiar with each other should start this game, as the Artmedia Bratislava debacle should remind us.

Bain, Ralston, Simunovic, Ajer, Hayes, Brown, MacGregor, Forrest, Christie, Sinclair and Edoard should suffice.

If he’s sticking with the usual formation.

But Lennon has hinted he may change the style..

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In that case, sinclair-or whoever Lennon plays on that side, would make way for Griffiths.

Given the importance of an away goal, perhaps even 3-5-2, with Hayes on the left and Forrest on the right, allowing Simunovic and Ajer to ease Jullien into the team. Christie, MacGregor and Brown central with Griffiths and Edoard up front.

There are many options, and the only thing certain is that Olivier Ntcham won’t play.  Lennon thinks he’s a knob.

Well, he probably does. If only to go with everyone elses opinion.

Prediction ?

Yeah.

I’ll be watching it from under the table and behind the couch.

 

As i’m running a wee bit late, we’ll go straight to the caption competition..

Saturday we had this

Patrick O Hara July 6, 2019 at 10:19 am · Edit · Reply →

Have you heard the word on the street..? 

today..

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George Lazenbhoy
4 years ago

Caption: celtic warm up ahead of their chairless photo.

TC
4 years ago

caption “don’t know if that boiled egg and cabbage vindaloo was such a good idea now!”

Delbhoy
4 years ago

Is Gary Tonys brother

4 years ago

should Gary Ralston have a bad game

WE WILL ALL BE SHOCKED!!

BJF
4 years ago

Caption:”Remember whoever smelt it dealt it.”
Signed up for Premier Sports must be off my heid! Surely there will be a right back in this week, if not I will make a comeback.

Monti
4 years ago

Celtic

4-4-2

Bain

Ajer
Simunovic
Jullien
Boli

Forrest
McGregor
Brown
Sinclair

Griffiths
Edouard

Sarajevo 1 Celtic 7

Edouard
Edouard
Edouard
Forrest
Forrest
Forrest
Brown.

Monti
4 years ago

Nurse^

Martio67
4 years ago

Caption: Teabagging the Glasgow Celtic way!!!

4 years ago

caption,lennon starts his new training technique,The russian doll

Mike A
4 years ago

Caption: See this playing follow my leader in training, it’s shite. Oooh Griff took it literally.

portpower
4 years ago

caption:
Luca at my error establishing a database connection Bhoys.

bartly cole
4 years ago

Celtic’s Synchronised Jobbying Team have their first training session.

portpower
4 years ago

Shall FK Sarajevo`ll put a wee bassa against Christopher Jullien(update your website Celtic)?

If only if Samir Memisevic could get off his backside a bit quicker,we`ld have a central axis player.HH

Patrick O Hara
4 years ago

Life’s a bugger as a footballer!!!

charlie
4 years ago
Reply to  Patrick O Hara

is that a general observation or a caption entry ha ha

TicToc
4 years ago
Reply to  charlie

FN brilliant charlie, no sirprise there, not for you anyway! 🙂

I cannae get the game; local pubs have sky and bt but NOT fn Premier sport. Spoke to my brother just as Mikey scored a belter

Patrick O Hara
4 years ago

Life’s a bugger as a footballer!! Still,the money’s good!!

portpower
4 years ago

It`s Celtic away in Europe.Bain`ll be playing sweeper in the first 30 seconds.

BYO pillow…squirts from drinkin` the water you`ve been givin.

Though,maybe not!

Monti
4 years ago

Edouard isn’t available!

portpower
4 years ago
Reply to  Monti

What are the odds for the first goal?

OG… 10 poonds each way.

Monti
4 years ago
Reply to  portpower

Ask Ian Black.

portpower
4 years ago
Reply to  Monti

He flew CS.

Monti
4 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Don’t think so, hamstring strain.

TicToc
4 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Aye Monti, ah hope he “isn’t available” all fuckin’ season in that case” 🙂
HH
BTW, can you gi’e the fermer up the road fae you some mer Deludamol? He’s startin’ tae believe the truth of the fact that his shit patter disnae matter!! HaHaHa!
We should ca’ him Fermer Giles as he’s just about as entertaining as they are!

portpower
4 years ago

We`re doin` our thing Jabbadah!

Medical crumb insurance cover.

sevco gigot chops FC.

Mike
4 years ago

Bombs, bullets and secret escapes, in the daily life of the Celtic manager, if your name happens to be, Neil Francis Lennon. From Lurgan to Windsor park Belfast, to Tynecastle, to the pure raging inferno that is Govan. Punch’s kicks, road signs, messages in a bottle, various daily intimidation that Follow Follow’s Lenny. Silent house moves to protect his family, the poison that, that wee man has to endure. Scotland’s not so secret shame, centuries of tribal incarnations from the many of the intellectually challenged. But haud oan, even some with degrees are up for a bit of bully. When the so called educated join in the fray, you know that the games a bogey. Sectarianism is racism with a different name that wears the same identity. “We are all Neil Lennon.”

Yoker Bhoy
4 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Afternoon Mikey, good to be back on here again my friend. I hope you’re getting on grand and having a fine summer. How do you reckon things could turn out in Bosnia this evening?

Mike
4 years ago
Reply to  Yoker Bhoy

Guten Tag, mein freund, wir sind alle gut. I think that it might be a tough one tonight Yoker, however I have confidence in Lenny, his stats are as good as they come in the C.L. At the moment I would settle for a John McGinn (win) of any description. Like your team, but would luv to see Good Golly Mr. Boli. Hope you are good mate and yes its good to see you back on… 😉

Yoker Bhoy
4 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Das is zer gut. This is gonny be some summer for signings, maybe an even more adventurous window than the one we had 9 years ago when Lenny himself brought in Izzy, Kayal, Juarez, Hooper and others to freshen up the team. Juarez was the only one not to make any impact. I think we’ll have our new RB in place within the next few days (probably Tommy Smith from Huddersfield) and I see we’re now closing in on a big, strong and very young Ecuadorian midfielder Quintero (a different player from the one we were linked with earlier). With Congerton well out the way, it’s good to see a bit of ambition being shown at last. Enjoy the game Mikey, hope we can come away with a result.

Mike
4 years ago
Reply to  Yoker Bhoy

Ja Ja dreimal Ja. Mikey likey cockles and mussels, in the leggy-kins. Big Bould Bhoy’s tae Get it right up-em. Quintero fits the Mikey pattern of, if ye canny beat em GIRUT. 😉 Its Christmas time for the Bould Bhoy’s.

Yoker Bhoy
4 years ago

Ya beauty, the serious shit kicks off once again. The Bosnians are no mugs and I’d put last seaspon’s 8-0 drubbing, albeit against a Serie A side down as a freak result. I think Bayo is the striker who won’t be available (Schved is out too) but what I’ve just been reading also points to the unlikelihood of Jullien starting as he isn’t quite up to match fitness. He could well make the bench though. Predicting tonight’s line-up will be just as tough as guessing the final score. It’ll be tight so here’s hoping for a highly discipined, professional performance. I’d have gone with the same 3-5-2 line-up as CS but the big Frenchman probably won’t be on from the start so I’d go with a diamond midfield 4-4-2.

———————Bain

Ralston———-Simunovic————Ajer————Hayes

————————–Brown

Forrest——————————-McGregor

————————–Christie

—————————————-Edouard

————————–Griffiths

Bench: Gordon, Mbombo, Jullien, Bitton, Henderson, Johnston, Sinclair

Prediction: Sarajevo 1 Celtic 2

COYBIG

TicToc
4 years ago
Reply to  Yoker Bhoy

FN brilliant charlie, no sirprise there, not for you anyway! 🙂

I cannae get the game; local pubs have sky and bt but NOT fn Premier sport. Spoke to my brother just as Mikey scored a belter

TicToc
4 years ago
Reply to  Yoker Bhoy

Whilst personal ‘craic’ may be interesting to those whom exchange it on here, personal discussion should be kept that way. FFS, exchange email addresses and stop infecting a CELTIC FC site. Your collective 2-way craic verges on nauseating.
Thank you.

Mike
4 years ago
Reply to  TicToc

You are the infection, so stick your self opinionated shite up your arse. Thank you.

TicToc
4 years ago
Reply to  TicToc

And the ‘friends’, once again, gather in the playground. Some to come, none whom are brave, just lost ‘souls’, baying in a. playground.
The Cohen brothers could have a field day here, ripping the piss out of “Tims” ‘who’re too fucking stupid to be vallfucking st

Monti
4 years ago

Afternoon Redcoat…….cough.

Monti
4 years ago

So season 2019-20 is almost underway, good luck to Celtic tonight.

SURSUM REBELLIBUS PERFUGIUM!

OOOOOH AAAAAH!

Monti
4 years ago

Celtic 4-4-1-1

Bain

Ralston
Ajer
Simunovic
Boli

Forrest
Broooonnnnyyyyy
McGregor
Sinclair

Johnston

Griffiths

portpower
4 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Broooonnnnyyyyy,2 years ago it was. Now? Eat the pasta Broonie.

PeteCon
4 years ago

Caption: “Squattish Champions 2019”

alan
4 years ago

how the hell have we managed to not have edouard, shved and bayo not available tonight?

Larssonse7en
4 years ago

Caption

“Fuck sake Bhoys…. I’m the ghuy with the sair Gutman….

portpower
4 years ago

here we go.Team of ginger positional cross bar and post hopes.

Lighten up princesses we all get to complain.

Boli in a cup

Mike
4 years ago

Bain, Ajer Sumo Bitton, Boli.

Broony, Calmac,

Forrest, Christie, Johnstone,

Edouarde.

TicToc
4 years ago
Reply to  Mike

A suggested alternative begins:
Fermer, sheep an’ wellies,
Murder the dog that barks…..
HH 🙂

portpower
4 years ago

Pop Rocks commentary. Pissin` doon.

Divots are cow pads. Keep the ball just above the ground.

3 center halves? 1 doon in the wet.

portpower
4 years ago

Christie`s up and kickin a flour bag but Mickael mixes.

Uralius
4 years ago

Caption: Lenny “If you thought altitude and heat-wave training was hard. None of you may take a crap for 48 hours.” *maniacal laughter”

portpower
4 years ago

That was very nice Eddie.

Christ,as usual we`ve out goalkeepered a keeper.

portpower
4 years ago

Tap on the ankle but still paid well. soft.

portpower
4 years ago

I see no one is sticking up for no one when getting hacked.

portpower
4 years ago

oo soon! Season of sitters.

The mention,then Sinclair.

portpower
4 years ago

Is Sutton to commentate all season?

I thought I wrote too much.

portpower
4 years ago

Well done Bhoys.

Straight after the game for all to hear:that was a dangerous tie.

jimmybee
4 years ago

Well I’m sure we would have took a victory prior to kick off so well done bhoys on a tricky away tie. Much better to come and a right back is a must. Great to see Sincy score.
Well done the bhoys

jimmybee
4 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Yes m8 can’t ask for more also thanks for the wee bit of history earlier i enjoyed the read.

Yoker Bhoy
4 years ago

Great result which should help see us safely through. Solid, controlled performance for most of the second half with some very decent individual displays and three fine goals, particularly the first one. Some nice touches and good movement from both Morgan and Sinclair when they came on. I know we had a makeshift defence tonight but this is an area that badly needs sorted. Hopefully this will start to gel once the new signings get bedded in. Anxiously awaiting news on Mikey and Goli. Hope they’re ok. Our friendly against Rennes (a very good team) on Saturday should help us further with our pre-season build-up.

If and when we go into the next round we are likely to meet the Macedonian champs Shkendija, who pulled off a 1-0 away win against the Pink Pànthers from Estonia. It would seem that the Macedonians were completely undaunted by the electric atmosphere inside that 650 capacity mega stadium. I wonder if they managed to fill it. 😉

Mike
4 years ago
Reply to  Yoker Bhoy

Well said Yoker, you are correct it looks Odsonne that we could meet Shkendija next round if we get through. Its the thinness of the first team squad that is concerning. Even if we make 1-2 new signings this week, they will need at least a couple of weeks to bed in. A new R.B. is a priority, but tonight was a good result, any winaway is a good thing against cluggers like tonight’s opponents. So put them to bed and some team cohesion with some new signings ASAP. See ya… 😉

TicToc
4 years ago
Reply to  Mike

PISH!
Cheers Monti, good call. 🙂
Plagiarism stinks, just like a certain fermer’s patter.

Mike widnae know “correct” fae a coo’s erse! Although I’m sure he’s been a lot closer tae the latter than the former!
HaHaHa

Mike
4 years ago
Reply to  TicToc

Careful now Vinny, mentioning plagiarism while quoting someone else’s inane comment’s and talking about arses, again.
Are you repressed perhaps? these clandestine posts might be a giveaway don’t you think? I notice you like to hide your insults away from other eyes, why is that?
You need to get out more, your repetitive shite filled posts are frankly boring, ever thought of posting positivity towards the team, or players, ever thought about posting about football? Do you know anything about football?
No I think that you know fuck all about anything, just another fuckwit who is wrapped up in hurt and anger about something that he is too afraid to confront…poor wee lamb

Mike
4 years ago
Reply to  TicToc

YYAAAAWWWNN. Boring fuckwit, arses and same auld, same auld!

Uralius
4 years ago

Pretty decent summation CS. Tactically there was a lot going on.

Monti
4 years ago

Good solid performance tonight, well done Celtic!
HH

Iain in Alberta
4 years ago

Three at the back. Ajer outstanding on the right. Boli had a very good debut, other than coming off with a muscle problem. Eddy seemed disinterested until the second half when he came alive. Morgan came on and never put a foot wrong looking to create on both wings. Christie always moving and looking for the ball. Overall a very good performance. Wee Mikey’s opening goal was a screamer. I would like to see Ralston (Anthony) given a chance.
JC Jim Craig.

Uralius
4 years ago

I agree, Anthony Ralston does need a game or 5. At leat ahead of that other Ralston lad. Is that his brother? 🙂

Mike
4 years ago

Good morning from Blackpool, you are listening to radio TocShite:

Asherra yishh e slump. zzz

Mike
4 years ago

1-3 To the Celtic, I would have been happy with that score before the kick off. Injuries might be a concern, but its abundantly clear that the first team squad need some new, first team ready players in the door, now…. A difficult first game navigated in difficult circumstances, so happy with that result… COYBIG.

Monti
4 years ago

” English league one is on a par with the spfl “- Lee Hodson.

Struggling to make an impact then, Lee?

Monti
4 years ago

OOH AH UP THE RA OOH AH UP THE RA

SAM MISSILES IN THE SKY!

Monti
4 years ago

REMEMBER THE COFFIN SHIPS, NEVER AGAIN
GOD BLESS THE POPE & VOTE SINN FEIN.

BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HUNGER FOR JUSTICE!

Monti
4 years ago

CRAIG WHYTE FENIAN ARMY
CRAIG WHYTE FENIAN ARMY
CRAIG WHYTE FENIAN ARMY

Repeat until you pish yersel laughing.

Woop woop

Mike
4 years ago

It ain’t what you do, its the way that you do it,

and that’s what get results. in Sarajevo…

BJF
4 years ago

If second Rangers are broke how are they spending over £3m on a Swedish centre half? Is it a desperate throw at stopping. 10 IAR or have they a new source of funding our guys are not on top of. All their signings this pre season have been bargain basement, where did this come from?

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